Example sentences of "[verb] we [adj] [verb] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we swept down to the seam in the old iron lift we all grabbed each other 's hands in simultaneous panic . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , ’ he continued , ‘ I know we all call this place the summer-house , and it is only used to keep salmon nets and baskets in nowadays , but it is really a gazebo , where the local gentry used to meet their ladies of ill repute in the old days . ’ |
| 3 | I suppose we all have this ability to feel again the joys , the pains , the disappointments , the excitements , from early childhood to our dying day . |
| 4 | Before washing we first cleaned any food residue using earth , pine needles or grass ; utensils were pushed into the earth until they were clean then we washed in the soapy water ; rinsed , then dipped into a pot of boiling water to sterilize . |
| 5 | I think we all found this address very moving , especially Don MacIntyre , who had flown seven sorties as second pilot with F/L Poole 's crew before he himself was made a captain and given his own crew . |
| 6 | I think we all recognise that traffic issues here in Cambridge are likely to be controversial issues and I think we 'd all equally recognise that er the joint traffic management sub- committee has made considerable progress in recent years in the provision of cycle lanes for example , in dealing with illegal parking er on the city 's road and in improving the environment for pedestrians in our main shopping streets . |
| 7 | ‘ I think we both need some time to be alone . ’ |
| 8 | How do we all recognise each other ? |
| 9 | 1 Where do we first learn about Auntie 's excellent eye-sight ? 2 Where do we first learn that Auntie can see into the future ? 3 How do we know that Auntie did not see the fire at the office block where she used to work ? 4 What exactly did Auntie foresee on the last afternoon of her life ? 5 Why did Auntie save Billy 's life , even though she knew that she herself would die ? |
| 10 | ‘ When the tocsin sounded we all left this room . |